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How to delete everything of laptop?

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  • 17-12-2012 2:34pm
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    James__10
    Registered Users Posts: 1,526 ✭✭✭


    I want to delete everything of my laptop (WIN7) and have it like the day I got it i.e nothing on it.

    How do I go about doing this ?

    I have no recovery disc btw.


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    mp22
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Regional South Moderators Posts: 6,854 Mod ✭✭✭✭mp22


    James__10 wrote: »
    I want to delete everything of my laptop (WIN7) and have it like the day I got it i.e nothing on it.

    How do I go about doing this ?

    I have no recovery disc btw.
    Make / model? is there a recovery partition on the hard drive.If you get a windows 7 disk reinstall windows with it using your key.


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    James__10
    Registered Users Posts: 1,526 ✭✭✭James__10


    mp22 wrote: »
    Make / model? is there a recovery partition on the hard drive.If you get a windows 7 disk reinstall windows with it using your key.

    Hp Pavilion dv6


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    Zascar
    Moderators, Motoring & Transport Moderators, Music Moderators Posts: 12,778 Mod ✭✭✭✭Zascar


    You need to reinstall windows. If you put the original windows 7 CD in and restart, you can chose to reinstall the os, you have to delete the current partition and create a new one and install again. It will delete everything and your computer should be like the day you bought it.

    Let us know if you need more specific help


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    demanufactured
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,756 ✭✭✭demanufactured


    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dFBWPmy32ms&feature=youtube_gdata_player

    Follow that video.


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